What’s in the Spotlight on the cover & in the spotlight
NITRO BROS COLD BREW IT’S COFFEE; NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
NAVIGATE A PANDEMIC THREE WAYS TO COPE WHEN YOUR BUSINESS IS STANDING STILL An open and candid conversation with Tomi Lahren, Fox News contributor and host of Fox Nation’s No Interruption and Final Thoughts dis- cussing everything from her childhood growing up in South Dakota to her life now in Nashville. Tomi shares some life lessons she has learned on her way to being the youngest political talk show host in history, along with her fearless outlook on life, her deep passion for her country and those that serve and protect it. But more importantly why she believes that everyone needs to have a voice, especially other young women willing to speak their minds and that it is okay to agree to disagree. TOMI LAHREN AUTHOR, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, AND THE HOST OF FOX NATION’S NO INTERRUPTION & FINAL THOUGHTS
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20 SPOTLIGHT ON INDUSTRY 22 CONTRACTORS CORNER Work-Life Balance 28 CANADA, U.S. NEED TO FIND ‘SWEET SPOT’ BALANCING ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT TOGETHER Q&A with Gary Mar, CEO of the Canada West Foundation 30 DESIGN OF THE TIMES Springing into cleaning action 34 CIRCLING THE EARTH 11 TIMES Key Facts about the Canada-US Energy Pipeline Network 46 SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS 50 NAVIGATE A PANDEMIC Three Ways to Cope When Your Business is Standing Still 66 FROM GRAINS TO GLASSES Maui Brewing’s Sunshine Girl Golden Ale 70 DRIVEN AUTOMOTIVE Keeping you safe in the driver’s seat 78 SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION 80 BUILDING BRANDS WITH BRITTANY Overlooked & Undervalued 85 CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES Canada’s leadership in carbon mitigation tech sparking imagination about the future 90 SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH & WELLNESS 92 HOLISTIC HEALTH Our Second Circulatory System! 94 MOM TO THE RESCUE Don’t Iron a Graduation Gown While Crying
We followed up with Kyle Shaughnessy and David Piotto, co-founders and owners of Nitro Bros Cold Brew as they continue to keep the wheels turning on the brand during the pandemic, expanding to Kelowna and offering coast to coast delivery for their Nitro Cold-brew Coffee products.
THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
EPIC EATERIES & SWEETERIES BONEHEADS BBQ KICKIN’ SOUTHERN SMOKEHOUSE IN THE HEART OF HALIFAX
48 When people think of Halifax, Nova Scotia, they have images of amazing waterfront views of the harbour and feasting on some of the finest seafood the world has to offer. However, we think that one trip to Boneheads BBQ will get residents and visitors alike coming to the city craving some kickin’ southern bar-b-que at Hal- ifax’s Original Smokehouse BBQ Joint. 52
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The media has recently taken an interest in promoting the Environmental group’s side of the long-standing argument about whether forestry is bad or good. We wanted to give Cassie Turple, a 3rd Generation Sawmiller with Ledwidge Lumber Co Ltd an opportunity to share her insight on very visual Forestry industry, where the trees stand tall one day and are gone the next as part of a process to provide essential products, we use everyday.
Shannon Ferguson from FanSaves explains how this past year has tested business owners in ways that no one could have expected. Especial- ly small and medium sized businesses who most likely didn’t have “Navigate a Pandemic” written into their business plans and how they can come out of this time stronger than ever professionally and personally.
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APRIL 2021 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • APRIL 2021
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